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Old 06-05-2010, 08:04 AM
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From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life by Jacques Barzun. So far a wonderful account of the cultural life and death of the greatest culture of the day.
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Sounds cool. I'll keep my eyes open for a second hand copy. Right now I'm reading THE CALL OF CTHULHU AND OTHER WEIRD STORIES by H.P. Lovecraft, edited by S.T. Joshi. Beautifully annotated with a bio-intro as fascinating as any of the weird tales within, Joshi seems like the man to go to for all things Lovecraftian, which I suppose is why Penguin Books did just that. Some really creepy stuff here. One story, "The Picture In The House" should be saved (and savored) for a stormy night in late October.
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